(the) Okefenokee Swamp

(the) Okefenokee Swamp
a large area of land full of water in the US states of ↑Georgia and ↑Florida. It covers 600 square miles/1 554 square kilometres and is part of Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The animals there include ↑alligators, bears, deer, ↑raccoons and many types of birds and fish.

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  • Okefenokee Swamp — Coordinates: 30°37′7.56″N 82°19′15.5″W / 30.6187667°N 82.320972°W / 30.6187667; 82.320972 …   Wikipedia

  • Okefenokee Swamp — /oh keuh feuh noh kee/ a large wooded swamp area in SE Georgia. * * * Swamp and wildlife refuge, southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida, U.S. It has an area of more than 600 sq mi (1,550 sq km). Located about 50 mi (80 km) inland from the… …   Universalium

  • Okefenokee Swamp — O|ke|fe|no|kee Swamp the Okefenokee Swamp a large area of ↑swamp land in the US, in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. It is the home of many ↑alligators and many kinds of snakes and birds. Most of the area is now included in the Okefenokee …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Okefenokee Swamp — /oʊkəfənoʊki ˈswɒmp/ (say ohkuhfuhnohkee swomp) noun a swamp in the US, in south eastern Georgia and north eastern Florida; national wildlife refuge. 1553 km2 …  

  • Okefenokee Swamp — noun a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑swamp, ↑swampland • Part Holonyms: ↑Florida, ↑Sunshine State, ↑Everglade State, ↑FL, ↑Georgia, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge — IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) …   Wikipedia

  • Okefenokee Wilderness — IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) …   Wikipedia

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  • The Parks at Chehaw — Location 105 Chehaw Park Road Albany, Georgia, U.S.A. Land area 800 acres (320 ha) (Zoo portion is 100 acres (40 ha) only)[1] …   Wikipedia

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